Road-cart



(No Model.)

A.Z.BULGEB. ROAD CART.

Patented Feb. 12,.1889.

WITNESS-ES,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON Z. BULGER, OF. MARTINSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

R O A D C A RT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 397,777, dated February12, 1889.

Application filed June 28, 1888. Serial No. 278,415. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AARON Z. EULGER, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Martinsburg, in the county of Blair and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRoad-Garts; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of my invention and is arear elevation thereof, and Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

The invention relates to improvements in road-carts; and it consists inthe construction and novel combination of parts, as hereinafter setforth.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the iron axle having thedownwardly-cranked ends B.

0 represents two C-shaped strap-springs having the long arms D restingon the blocks E, placed longitudinally on the upper side of the mainportion of the axle, where they are secured by means of the clips at.The blocks E are preferably of wood, so that when the clips aretightened the spring metal will be embedded slightly into the wood andrigidly held. The curved end of the springs C is provided with an eye,from which depend the links I), which pivotally engage at their otherends the eyes of the central or main leafspring F, to the center ofwhich the seat G is bolted.

II represents side bars bolted or otherwise secured to the under side ofthe seat and extended to the cross-bar I, to which they are connected bythe hinge-joint K. nrved metal straps L are bolted at one end to thecross-bar I and at the opposite ends to the seat, as shown, and parallelslats M, secured to the straps L, form a foot-rest.

N is a metal rod secured at its ends to the shaft-clips O. The said rodN materially strengthens the axle and prevents its breaking or spreadingoutwardly.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- In a road-cart, thecombination of the iron axle having the downwardly-cranked ends, theshaft-clips, the rod N, secured by said clips, the blocks E on the uppermain portion of the axle, the C-springs having the long arm resting onsaid blocks, the links b, the leaf-spring F, the seat, and the side barsbolted to the seat and having a hinge-connection with the cross-bar,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. Z. BULGER.

- Witnesses:

JAMEs M. HAG-Ev, E. B. SEEDENBURG.

